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iShares U.S. Insurance ETF

$137.33+0.04% vs prior close
12515252-WK

Price through Oct 2 · Flows through Oct 1. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 3. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 3.

The fund generally will invest at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of its underlying index and in investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the component securities of its underlying index and may invest up to 20% of its assets in certain futures, options and swap contracts, cash and cash equivalents as well as in securities not included in the underlying index, but which BFA believes will help the fund track the index. The fund is non-diversified.

Price & daily flows
145.2141.7138.2137.33DAILY NET FLOWSep 3Sep 15Sep 23Oct 2

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1M SHOWN · NET −$71M OVER THIS RANGE

The desk’s read

Money is leaving — −$71M in net outflows over the past month, about 16.9% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned +0.9% so far this year. At 0.40% a year it is not the cheapest way in — GSIG has a reported fee of 0.14%.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$420Massets under management
0.40%expense ratio · $40 per $10,000 a year
−$71Mnet flow, trailing month
110Kavg daily volume, 30 days
58holdings · US-domiciled
2006listed May 1, 2006 · beta -0.06
The book at a glance
PGR-0.3%CB-0.1%TRV-0.3%ALL-0.3%MET+0.1%PRU-0.5%AFL+0.3%AIG-0.7%HIG+0.2%ACGL-0.7%CINF-0.1%PFG-0.2%MKL+0.6%WRB+0.1%L+0.9%AIZ+0.4%UNM+0.6%GL-0.1%AFG+0.7%PRIORITHGKNSL-1.4%OSCRFAF

CELL SIZE IS PORTFOLIO WEIGHT · COLOR IS THE CHANGE IN THE LATEST AVAILABLE SNAPSHOT · TOP 40 POSITIONS

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1PGRPROGRESSIVE12.45%$210.31-0.3%
2CBCHUBB12.85%$330.89-0.1%
3TRVTRAVELERS COMPANIES8.10%$360.38-0.3%
4ALLALLSTATE6.95%$223.74-0.3%
5METMETLIFE4.73%$94.43+0.1%
6PRUPRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL4.71%$112.60-0.5%
7AFLAFLAC4.58%$111.54+0.3%
8AIGAMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP4.26%$74.93-0.7%
9HIGHARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP4.08%$126.05+0.2%
10ACGLARCH CAPITAL GROUP3.71%$93.60-0.7%
11CINFCINCINNATI FINANCIAL2.88%$161.95-0.1%
12PFGPRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP2.42%$111.96-0.2%
13MKLMARKEL2.45%$1737.18+0.6%
14WRBBERKLEY W R2.24%$68.98+0.1%
15LLOEWS2.07%$106.03+0.9%

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Performance
1 week-0.6%
1 month-7.1%
3 months-6.7%
6 months+7.6%
YTD+0.9%
1 year+1.7%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week−$7M
1 month−$71M
3 months+$4M
YTD−$72M
1 year−$272M

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJulAugSepOct
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
14%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
16%realized volatility, 1 year
-10.9%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-9.7%latest close versus that peak

The top holding is 12.8% of the book; the top ten carry 66%. Spread across 59+ names, it behaves like roughly 16 equally-weighted positions.

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

Options tape
5calls · latest snapshot
4puts · latest snapshot
0.80put/call ratio
69Kshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
OSCR OSCAR HEALTH$695,645$2M
LMND LEMONADE$502,703$580,695
MKL MARKEL$281,721$722,983
ALL ALLSTATE$455,018$434,892
CB CHUBB$244,200$501,471

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The case against IAK

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat IAK on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
STIP iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF0.03%$16.3B+$489M-37bp on fee · 39× the assets · +$489M in over the monthHead-to-head
IJH iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF0.05%$122.8B+$2.3B-35bp on fee · 292× the assets · +$2.3B in over the monthHead-to-head
SPTS State Street SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF0.03%$7.5B+$1.4B-37bp on fee · 18× the assets · +$1.4B in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.7B+$575M-36bp on fee · 56× the assets · +$575M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.6B+$412M-36bp on fee · 44× the assets · +$412M in over the monthHead-to-head
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